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Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:34:26 -0400
From: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@redhat.com>
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To: John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] hrtimer, add expiry time overflow check in hrtimer_interrupt
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On 04/08/2013 04:19 PM, John Stultz wrote:
> On 04/08/2013 05:47 AM, Prarit Bhargava wrote:

>>
>> A simple check for an overflow can resolve this problem.  Using KTIME_MAX
>> instead of the overflow value will result in the hrtimer function being run,
>> and the reprogramming of the timer after that.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@redhat.com>
>> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
>> Cc: John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org>
> 
> Prarit: Should this be tagged for -stable?

John,

Yes, this should go to -stable.  cc'd.

P.

> 
> thanks
> -john
>